Robbie Kerr and members of the Kerr family are introduced to the
Senate by Sen. Mike Schulz.

Senate Approves Resolution Dedicating Robert M. Kerr Memorial
Highway

The State Senate on Monday honored the distinguished
life and career of the late Senator Robert M. Kerr with the
passage of Senate Concurrent Resolution 32, dedicating the “Senator
Robert M. “Bob” Kerr Memorial Highway” in
Jackson County.

The soft-spoken Senator from Altus was first elected
to the state Senate in 1986 and served through his passing in
2006.

Sen. Mike Schulz, author of SCR 32, said Kerr
would always be remembered as a gentleman who had the respect
and admiration of everyone at the State Capitol.

“As a public servant and a family man, Senator
Kerr set an example that all of us would do well to emulate,”
said Schulz, R-. “As a Senator, he was an advocate for
the best interests of his district above all else, and was respected
by everyone on both sides of the aisle.”

Kerr was a farmer, a real estate developer and
stockman who served in various positions of leadership in the
Senate. After just two years in office, Kerr was named Chairman
of the Agriculture Committee and would later serve as Chair
of the Rules Committee and the Appropriations Subcommittee on
Human Services. In 2004, he was appointed Assistant Majority
Leader of the Senate.

Schulz said Kerr would be remembered as a strong
supporter of Oklahoma’s agricultural industry. Kerr authored
the Rural Economic Development bill, worked to improve highways
in western Oklahoma and was a longtime supporter of increasing
oil and gas production.

“Senator Kerr worked tirelessly on behalf
of rural and western Oklahoma,” Schulz said. “His
work to improve our roadways makes this dedication a fitting
tribute to a man who accomplished so much and was so well-liked
by his fellow members.”

SCR 32 dedicates State Highway 283 from Tamarack
Road in Altus to the Jackson County line as the “Senator
Robert M. “Bob” Kerr Memorial Highway.